Lévy Flight Model of Gaze Trajectories to Assist in ADHD Diagnoses
Entropy,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
26(5), P. 392 - 392
Published: April 30, 2024
The
precise
mathematical
description
of
gaze
patterns
remains
a
topic
ongoing
debate,
impacting
the
practical
analysis
eye-tracking
data.
In
this
context,
we
present
evidence
supporting
appropriateness
Lévy
flight
for
eye-gaze
trajectories,
emphasizing
its
beneficial
scale-invariant
properties.
Our
study
focuses
on
utilizing
these
properties
to
aid
in
diagnosing
Attention-Deficit
and
Hyperactivity
Disorder
(ADHD)
children,
conjunction
with
standard
cognitive
tests.
Using
method,
found
that
distribution
characteristic
exponent
flights
statistically
is
different
children
ADHD.
Furthermore,
observed
deviate
from
strategy
considered
optimal
searching
processes,
contrast
non-ADHD
children.
We
focused
case
where
both
data
test
are
show
ADHD
can
help
identifying
condition.
Since
be
gathered
during
tests
without
needing
extra
time-consuming
specific
tasks,
argue
it
prime
position
provide
assistance
arduous
task
Language: Английский
New eye tracking metrics system: the value in early diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder
Raymond Kong Wang,
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Kenneth K. Kwong,
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Kevin Liu
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et al.
Frontiers in Psychiatry,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
15
Published: Dec. 11, 2024
Background
Eye
tracking
(ET)
is
emerging
as
a
promising
early
and
objective
screening
method
for
autism
spectrum
disorders
(ASD),
but
it
requires
more
reliable
metrics
with
enhanced
sensitivity
specificity
clinical
use.
Methods
This
study
introduces
suite
of
novel
ET
metrics:
Area
Interest
(AOI)
Switch
Counts
(ASC),
Favorable
AOI
Shifts
(FAS)
along
self-determined
pathways,
Vacancy
(AVC),
applied
to
toddlers
preschoolers
diagnosed
ASD.
The
correlation
between
these
new
Autism
Diagnostic
Observation
Schedule,
Second
Edition
(ADOS-2)
scores
via
linear
regression
the
cut-off
were
assessed
predict
diagnosis.
Results
Our
findings
indicate
significantly
lower
FAS
ASC
higher
AVC
(P<0.05)
in
children
ASD
compared
their
non-ASD
counterparts
within
this
high-risk
cohort;
significance
was
not
seen
total
fixation
time
neither
pupil
size
(p
>
0.05).
Furthermore,
negatively
correlated
ADOS-2
social
affect
(SA)
subscale
<
Among
metrics,
yielded
best
88-100%
80-88%
cut
off
score
0.305-0.306,
followed
by
separate
from
Conclusions
confirms
utility
innovative
metrics—FAS,
AVC,
ASC—which
exhibit
markedly
improved
specificity,
enhancing
diagnostic
processes.
Language: Английский